Card Master: My Special Feature - Choose One of Three

South of Yujiang City, along the riverside road, the riverbank was wet after the rain.

There's an old saying in Yujiangcheng: "If you step into the river mud and get three-tenths wet, you'll lose half your life to the river goddess."

This is to warn children that the riverbank is dangerous after the rain, and that they could easily fall into the water if they are not careful.

Especially after rainwater runoff, riverbank collapses frequently occur.

The Yu River is swift; even an adult would lose half their life if they fell in, let alone a child.

Bai Miao is not included here; he is a card master.

He liked the fresh scent of grass and trees in the air after the rain, and he especially liked the fish in the Yu River that were more active than usual.

An orange fishing float bobbed in the water, while Bai Miao lay sprawled in a folding chair, his face hidden behind a fisherman's hat.

The sunlight is just right, the temperature is just right, and the humidity is just right.

Perfect for sleeping.

Snapped.

Bai Miao felt a weight on his chest as a black cat, in a human-like manner, clung to his chest and slapped his fisherman's hat off.

The chubby cat paws kneaded his cheeks hard.

"Wake up! Wake up! You have to report to the Secret Service today, don't tell me you forgot!"

"Hehe, it's the cat talking."

The black cat has long, slender limbs and fur as black as jade. It has a round face and a golden cross in the center of its two amber eyes.

Bai Miao was somewhat dazed; this was his cat, Fen Yuan.

"Oh right, I have to report to the Secret Service today."

The past in his dream was too distant; he now lived in a completely different world.

In ancient times, monsters roamed freely, and humans eke out a living in the cracks of their territories.

From the appearance of the first card, humans gradually gained the ability to compete with monsters for living space.

This ushered in the era of communal living and the emergence of the earliest cities.

In 36 AD, 36 human cities in Shenzhou united to form an alliance, historically known as the Shenzhou Alliance.

In the year 48 AD, a wandering card master from overseas got lost in a storm and came to the Divine Continent Alliance, bringing news of the Holy Cross Federation and the Sun Town.

Subsequently, as humanity interacted, divergent views gradually emerged regarding the nature of power.

The Shenzhou Alliance believes that cards are the embodiment of psionic energy, and the stronger the psionic energy, the stronger the card.

The Holy Cross Federation believes that the cards are a gift from the God of Light, and believers with stronger spiritual power are more likely to receive the God's favor.

Other factions each have their own doctrines, but all of them emphasize the importance of psychic energy.

The card master lives a long life, but does not live forever.

The power of a card master cannot be passed down.

When each card master dies, the cards they summoned during their lifetime will detach from their body and become one-time consumables.

These consumables are called "Spiritual Escape".

Bai Miao was born into a card master family in Yujiang City. His father summoned the card "Fertile Soil," and his mother summoned the card "Vibrant Flower Fairy."

Neither of them had any combat-type cards. The peaceful couple ran a remedy shop together, supplying medicine factories.

Cards summoned by card masters come in a wide variety of types, which can be broadly categorized as: artifacts, summons, enhancements, skills, and special cards.

Bai Ba Bai Liang's [Fertile Soil] is a skill that can transform a certain area of ​​land into fertile soil.

Bai Ma Jiang Qiu Nian's [Vitality Flower Fairy] is a summoning type, capable of summoning a monster called the Vitality Flower Fairy.

Bai Miao is eighteen years old and just started attending Card Master University this year. The card he summoned is [Funny Cat].

Logically, it should be classified as a summoning card, but obviously cats shouldn't be able to talk, and cards shouldn't always exist in the form of cats.

Before he could even recover from the joy of becoming a card master, Bai Miao began his life as a cat owner.

He came to the riverbank today not because he was a fisherman, but because as a cat owner, how could he not let his cat eat the fish he caught himself?

"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!" Xuanmao Fenyuan kept urging Bai Miao in his arms.

"Wait a little longer, look, the float is rising, a fish has taken the bait."

"What are you looking at? I don't like eating fish."

Before she could finish speaking, Fen Yuan caught a glimpse of the fishing rod's unusual curve as it deftly darted onto Bai Miao's shoulder.

"There really are fish! Bai Miao, quick, quick!"

Bai Miao gripped the fishing rod, lifting it upwards while tightening the fishing line.

Through the fishing rod, he could feel the extraordinary strength of the fish underwater.

Even he, a first-tier card master whose spiritual energy development level reached level thirteen, almost lost his grip on the fishing rod.

"This is a big one, the tapioca pearl landed on my head!"

Xuanmao Fenyuan nestled nimbly on Baimiao's head, its amber eyes displaying golden cross-shaped pupils.

"Spiritual Technique Three - Strength to Uproot Mountains"

Spiritual arts are spiritual spells developed by card masters based on spiritual energy.

The effect of Spiritual Technique 3 - Strength to Uproot Mountains is to greatly enhance the user's strength.

Light golden psychic energy points gathered on Bai Miao's arms.

Bai Miao forced the limp fishing rod to stand upright, and in the struggle between Bai Miao and the big fish, the fishing rod was bent into a shocking arc.

The water surface was like cold water being poured into a frying pan, sizzling and splashing everywhere.

"Hang in there a little longer, Bai Miao, we can definitely do it."

In the view of the tapioca pearl, golden threads stretched along the fishing rod toward the large fish underwater.

This is the first fish Bai Miao caught for me, I absolutely can't let it get away!

With the combined efforts of the person and the cat, the fish was gradually pulled out of the water.

The triangular fish head gradually enlarged on the water's surface.

When it was finally pulled out of the water, the fish was found to be over three meters tall.

The kite-like fins cast large shadows, the belly of the fish smiled sinisterly, and irregular, rotting holes covered its body, with rotting flesh falling away to reveal large patches of pale white fish bones.

The fishhook was stuck on one of the fish bones.

"Wow, what a big fish!" Bai Miao had been air force pilot for many years, and this was the first time he had caught such a big one.

He insisted on lifting the fish up to take a picture, so his dad could see who the real fishing king was.

"Wow, it's huge! Pshaw! It's a carrion stingray!"

Pinky's paws held Bai Miao's head and shook it, trying to shake the water out of his head.

"Even the weakest of the Corpse-Rotting Rays is a second-tier demonic beast, let's run!"

"No, we can't escape."

Fen Yuan slapped herself hard with a cat paw; spending too much time with Bai Miao was going to mess up her brain.

"The appearance of monsters in the city must mean that a rift in the spiritual realm has been opened."

Humans drove away the monsters, but the monsters also had ways to retaliate against humans.

Monsters can project portions of a space known as the Spirit Realm into human cities, launching a massacre without warning.

"The Secret Service usually organizes the evacuation of citizens before the Spirit Realm opens, so why haven't we received any news this time?"

Xuanmao Fenyuan was in a real predicament. Bai Miao took out his phone and tapped the screen several times before saying regretfully, "Oh no, my phone is out of battery and I can't take a picture."

The rotting skeleton ray, with its gaping maw, poured down, blotting out the sky and the sun.

The damp river water, mixed with the putrid liquid from the rotting bones and stingrays, gave way to a light, localized rain.

Raindrops hit the ground, corroding small pits.

"Spiritual Technique Sixteen - Leaping Over the Stream"

Bai Miao released the fishing rod, and the three solidified spiritual techniques on his arms dissipated into points of light.

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared beneath Bai Miao's feet, causing the riverbank beneath his feet to sink three inches. With a leap, he and his cat arrived more than ten meters away.

"Pink Ball, looks like we'll have to find a way to kill this guy."

Bai Miao patted Fen Yuan's head, and the cross on Fen Yuan's forehead emitted a dark golden light that enveloped Fen Yuan.

The next moment, the tapioca pearl transformed into a fishing rod that was entirely black with a handle wrapped in gold wire.

Just then, a rapid engine roared from behind Bai Miao, mixed with desperate shouts—

"Back up! Back up quickly!"